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An audio attack from the Silver and Black! Lifelong Raiders fanatics RJ Clifford and Juan Soto take you on a vocal journey through everything Raiders like you were right there in the Black Hole. Passion, context, interviews and analysis you won’t get anywhere else. You’ve tried the rest, now try the best Raiders podcast on God’s green earth. Become a better Raiders fan and happier human by joining The Autumn Windbags!
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Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
Wednesday Dec 17, 2025
The Raiders Are So Bad We’re Rethinking the Entire Podcast
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Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Wednesday Dec 10, 2025
Raiders Rookies Expose the Whole Coaching Staff
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Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
Wednesday Dec 03, 2025
The REAL Reason Raiders Rookies Haven’t Played (And Why It’s Blowing Up Now)
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Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
RAIDERS CIVIL WAR: Leaks, Blame, Backstabbing & Chaos Inside Vegas, Ep.338
0:00 Thanksgiving intro & RJ’s empty-house “studio”
1:27 Foods we refuse to eat (Soto’s balut story, RJ’s raw onion ban)
4:50 Chip Kelly fired — immediate fallout
5:55 JPJ to guard fiasco & who really made the call
7:02 Chip calling plays not in the playbook
8:34 What Chip had to work with… and still failed
9:21 Chip’s O-line philosophy vs Raiders’ talent
11:29 O-line confusion, blown assignments & no development
13:17 Pete Carroll, Tom Brady, and who’s actually in charge
17:56 The REAL issue: Raiders’ organizational dysfunction
20:12 Tom Pelissero leak: botched calls & wrong formations
25:22 Amy Trask drops bomb on Jim Gray’s influence
31:48 Too many cooks — the front office “Succession” problem
33:39 Richie Incognito unloads on Brennan Carroll
41:21 Worst Raiders O-line ever?
45:44 Why the Raiders haven’t had success in 20 years
47:47 Chargers preview
53:13 Fundamentals vs calculus — what this team needs
1:01:01 One Up / One Back + Thanksgiving closing
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Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
The Raiders Are Broken… But Finally Self-Aware? | Browns Preview, Ep.337
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Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Raiders Coaching Civil War: Carroll vs. Graham vs. Chip Kelly, Ep.336
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Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Raiders Midseason Report Card: Geno’s Collapse, Pete Carroll’s Future & The North Star Fix
0:05 – Classic Gruden intro & show open
2:35 – Raiders bye-week performance review: “employee evaluation”
3:16 – How bad is it? 2-5 record, bottom-five offense, turnover nightmares
6:27 – Losing Brock Bowers crippled the entire offense
7:32 – Coaching and defense: is anyone actually trying to win?
8:10 – RJ calls out the “injury excuse” for Pete Carroll & Geno
10:52 – Pete Carroll was supposed to raise the floor — he hasn’t
12:09 – Every regime change makes the roster worse
13:25 – $100 million in cap space means nothing without direction
14:17 – Raiders need a North Star — a rookie QB to unite the franchise
18:10 – Tom Brady and the inevitable house-cleaning to come
20:00 – Soto’s hilarious revenge story about his brother & the tapes
23:14 – “Fire everybody” doesn’t work — the Raiders need continuity
29:07 – RJ’s wrestling analogy: commit 100% to one direction
30:42 – Gruden vs Goodell lawsuit — what it could expose
38:07 – Play the guys who’ll matter next season, not one-year rentals
49:17 – Brock Bowers and Maxx Crosby return — a spark of hope
53:19 – Special teams meltdown sets historic records
57:03 – Chip Kelly vs Geno Smith — who’s really to blame?
59:14 – Five-year anniversary of The Autumn Windbags 🎉
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Is Geno Smith the Raiders’ Biggest Problem? Pete Carroll’s Blame Game
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Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Did the Seahawks Fleece the Raiders? | How Long Until Pete benches Geno?
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Wednesday Sep 24, 2025
Pete Carroll & Chip Kelly Already Butting Heads?
0:00 – Intro: RJ in Australia, terrible Wi-Fi & travel stories
2:48 – Commanders embarrass Raiders: offense, defense, special teams
8:50 – Chip Kelly’s $6M offense not working & Pete Carroll’s frustration
10:08 – Ashton Jeanty: hit in the backfield on 57% of his carries
13:07 – Rookie struggles & O-line growing pains
15:05 – Where’s the “mad scientist” Chip Kelly offense?
18:20 – Pete Carroll’s hypocritical O-line excuses
23:17 – Jackson Powers Johnson controversy & contradictions
25:31 – Raiders O-line = “completely broken”
29:26 – Tom Brady’s Raiders conflict of interest speech mocked
35:22 – Hall of Fame nominees: Rich Gannon, Shane Lechler, Wisniewski
41:10 – Bears vs Raiders preview & Caleb Williams worries
47:27 – Windbags Nation Q&A: Geno Smith & QB purgatory
49:30 – Is the Raiders’ defense actually good?
51:11 – Closing thoughts & “Knock on wood if you’re with me”
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